Thursday, 26 July 2007

Still life with plug socket and product placement

Things have been getting a bit desperate lately. Only four bottles of whisky left, and just one of those was a single malt. Not a good state of affairs: the top of my fridge, where said bottles sit, was starting to look a bit desolate. The single malt itself hasn't far to go, so whenever I've fancied a tipple I've been drawing increasingly on my reserves of the lowly blended stuff.

Last night I went to a gathering of bods who had been involved in one way or another with the music festival I had been helping at a couple of weekends ago.

As thanks for my travails (whatever that means), I was given a present: things are looking rosy again!

I like it when this kind of thing happens.

Meanwhile I'm away this weekend, visiting a couple of good friends and their wonderful 8-month old daughter in a lovely North Derbyshire village (so North it overlooks Manchester from a great height). Hence, things will be a little quieter here at the Press, probably. Unless I do some late-night, less-than-sober writings. Either way, have a good weekend yourselves, whoever might read this.

'whoever might read this'?What?Abandon all hope.........That is before the weekend, even.Jeez-O.Funnily enough, things are that usual synchronicitous way.Merkin, too, is heading for a weekend where whisky will be a constant reminder of things past and present that are nice.Hic.Meeting a former student of mine who always wanted to know the correct etiquette about drinking of the national drink.Wish me luck. Haven't seen him for 2 years.I may even write about it, presuming the four Russian Gypsy Dwarfs don't spirit me off to somewhere electrifying (as in nipple fun).On the other hand................

Oooops that was me deleting my own comment, I'm half asleep and not making much sense.

Merkin, hope you had a good weekend too, I certainly did - though the drinking was very moderate this time round. I did think about the "Abandon all hope" thing when I wrote "Whosoever..." - probably a result of being over at the sinister welder's place.

dj kirkby, obviously I never got round to any further ramblings while I was away, but the internet access was a little intermittent, and I didn't want to spend ages in front of the computer whilst staying with my friends..

zola, thanks for your wise words - I followed them to the letter.

anna dear, I missed you too - thank you! x

lav, I hope your fish are ok? Sounds like a bit of a nightmare, has it been sorted out? Hope so x

anticant, I don't know Manchester especially well, though I do enjoy visiting there and the parts of the Peak District nearby. I have a Derbyshire accent which is really not much like the Manchester accent, but I've lost count of the amount of times people asked me if I was from Manchester.

trousers!Oh thank you for even asking....and as you have, no! they are not....I was left with 3 out of 16, thanks to a new tank,stress and the local pet shop....am now left with Dreadnought and Blanche, Eartha is dead and I have yet again to empty the tank ,refill and hope so much not to lose the last 2.I did tell the shop that the thrice failed pump/filter was going through the window / up his jacksie any which way ...BUT I am upset.Sori..you did ask kisses and welcome back xx

I did ask, yes lav - I'm really sorry to hear of all this hassle, you must be v annoyed and upset to say the least. I'll keep my fingers crossed for the remaining two, not to mention for a decent pump/filter to find its way to you.

Thanks, amidst all that, for the welcome back - I must go to get some sleep though... x